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Thousands of customers have attended classes since its opening but Nairn said that the downturn in the north east economy in recent years means it is no longer commercially viable. Staff were notified of the decision yesterday.

Nairn will remain in the city with his pizza restaurant business, Nick’s Pizza Bar, and his existing Cook School in Port of Menteith is unaffected by the decision.

He explained: “Expanding into Aberdeen had been a long-term passion of mine as we had a huge number of loyal customers regularly travelling from the north east to our Cook School in Port of Menteith.

“We enjoyed a great run of custom for a number of years but like many other businesses in Aberdeen and the surrounding areas, we are not immune to the downturn in the north-east economy.

“Our corporate custom suffered in particular for understandable reasons and we have worked exceptionally hard for the last 18 months to diversify our offering, but we have now reached a point where the Cook School is no longer commercially sustainable.”

Aberdeen Cook School will close on 30 June and customers with gift vouchers are being asked to book classes before then.

“We’d like to thank everyone who has supported the Aberdeen Cook School during the last six years and our incredible team who have made every effort to make it work in really challenging times,” added Nairn.